Morning guys.....I've had me 2009 x5 MSPORT for about 3 weeks now and absolutely love the car.
Basically I'd like to know if this is normal.....
When I stop the car, I put the car into Park, then apply the handbrake. But when I press the button to stop the car, the car seems to jolt forward a fraction.......is this normal??
The reason it's worrying me is that maybe once in every 5 times that I start the car, I get the gear cog sign appear on the instrument cluster near the speedometer along with a message on the idrive screen saying something like " transmission failure P may not be available....take to your BMW garage to get it checked........or words to that effect". Although, the message and symbol does disappear after a few seconds.
Now I must point out that the car drives perfectly with no apparent problems.....never had problems putting the car into any of the gears......no weird noises or anything.
I just thought with the car jolting forward a fraction when I press stop and getting the transmission message now and again when I start the car, it could be related in some way.
I just hope I'm worrying about nothing.
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Is this normal ???
Re: Is this normal ???
Handbrake action = Normal. I always stop the engine and then apply the handbrake. No jerk.
Gear tooth symbol is very much not normal. That needs investigation.
Richard
Gear tooth symbol is very much not normal. That needs investigation.
Richard
Last edited by X5Sport on Mon Jan 26, 2015 9:09 am, edited 1 time in total.
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